pulled over today for having a modified exhaust
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Originally Posted by jdepould
I didn't think the chp used radar much. . . why do they care about two plates?
and, obviously, identification.
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Originally Posted by dahveed
on an unrelated note, why don't more people install heat-shields to hide their aftermarket DP's?
which do you mean? the heat shields that cover the cats on the stock dp? or the turbo heat shield?
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Originally Posted by WindingRoad
I think it is illegal for them to make you pop your hood. I guess you took a chance by showing him what you got.
Originally Posted by Ex-ricer
It's never illegal to ask. He didn't reach in and pull the hood release, he asked. Nothing wrong with that.
rape is illegal. Asking for it first and she agrees isnt
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I know that it's good to have a heat shield to cover your aftermarket turbo, but what about a custom heat shield to hide your aftermarket DP?
Originally Posted by mmboost
which do you mean? the heat shields that cover the cats on the stock dp? or the turbo heat shield?
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Originally Posted by dahveed
I know that it's good to have a heat shield to cover your aftermarket turbo, but what about a custom heat shield to hide your aftermarket DP?
i was thinking about having something like that installed onto my downpipe by a shop. But does anyone know the approx. cost for that?
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If a cop asks you to pop the hood, technically you can say no. But go ahead and say no and see what happens. He will most likely say ok, I am impounding your car because I have probable cause that something is illegal on your car. Ask me how I know this. 
Socal Mission Viejo cops suck DiX! I'm not bitter though. This happened 7 years ago when I drove a 1995 Eagle Talon TSi AWD. The cop also told me he pulled me over because "I didn't fit the normal owner of a car like this". I guess white people with long hair and goatees aren't allowed to drive turbocharged awd automobiles. :-X
Socal Mission Viejo cops suck DiX! I'm not bitter though. This happened 7 years ago when I drove a 1995 Eagle Talon TSi AWD. The cop also told me he pulled me over because "I didn't fit the normal owner of a car like this". I guess white people with long hair and goatees aren't allowed to drive turbocharged awd automobiles. :-X
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Originally Posted by mmboost
thats not harrassment. in the cops view it was loud and he legally has the right to assess it, literally, by ear. by looking under the hood he actually gave the driver a chance. He didnt see any obvious violations, so he assumed there's nothing really bad happening here and let him go. Had he seen something that made him wonder, he probabaly would have cited the driver for modified exhaust (which is a noise issue, not a smog issue) and sent him to the ref. when you go to the ref he can visually inspect what ever he likes, no matter what the ticket was written for. If the ref finds a flaw during visual... you get the idea.
96db is not extremely loud.
All cops have ears. Not many have car knowledge. Sections 27150 and 27200 give cops an edge over a lack of knowledge. Harrassment is by the cop who writes the ref ticket cuz he doesnt like your car or you or your looks. Sounds to me like this guy was just doing his duty... cocky or not.
Besides, if you end up at the ref and PASS, you have documentation in your car that you are legal for the decible limit.
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96db is not extremely loud.
All cops have ears. Not many have car knowledge. Sections 27150 and 27200 give cops an edge over a lack of knowledge. Harrassment is by the cop who writes the ref ticket cuz he doesnt like your car or you or your looks. Sounds to me like this guy was just doing his duty... cocky or not.
Besides, if you end up at the ref and PASS, you have documentation in your car that you are legal for the decible limit.
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I have noticed a bunch of people talking about, "is it illegal for the cop to pop your car?" If your car is completely stock, the answer is yes. But if you have any modifications to the exhaust, then he has probable cause to pop the hood. Just thought that I would clear that up for you all.
All the information that I posted above was either from the DMV motor hand book, my Criminal Law classes, or talking to my friends (which are cops).
I don't need more cowbell dammit!
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Originally Posted by razorlab
If a cop asks you to pop the hood, technically you can say no. But go ahead and say no and see what happens. He will most likely say ok, I am impounding your car because I have probable cause that something is illegal on your car. Ask me how I know this.
Socal Mission Viejo cops suck DiX! I'm not bitter though. This happened 7 years ago when I drove a 1995 Eagle Talon TSi AWD. The cop also told me he pulled me over because "I didn't fit the normal owner of a car like this". I guess white people with long hair and goatees aren't allowed to drive turbocharged awd automobiles. :-X
Socal Mission Viejo cops suck DiX! I'm not bitter though. This happened 7 years ago when I drove a 1995 Eagle Talon TSi AWD. The cop also told me he pulled me over because "I didn't fit the normal owner of a car like this". I guess white people with long hair and goatees aren't allowed to drive turbocharged awd automobiles. :-X
to the person who said he had probable cause to pull me over because of the sound of my exhaust, we were on the freeway. In addition, his windows were up and we were traveling at around 60 mph. It is extremely hard to hear a bosal single tip on the freeway traveling two cars behind at high speeds. He pulled me over because he SAW that i had a shiny exhaust, plain and simple. Noise was not a factor, although he might've assumed a shiny exhaust means it must be ear deafening.
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"one of them lancer evolutions" lmao i thought they were supposed to be trained on identifying cars and mods.as with poppin the hood only the chp and the sheriff can ask you to do that.local cop doesnt have jurisdiction on that.if you got nothing to hide then show it,it will lessen the suspicion that the cop has on you plus you got a better chance of being let go with just a verbal warning.i live close to a chp station and deliver there as well so i know a couple of guys there and aks them questions.
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Do ya'll realize we talk about the same ****ing things everytime someone gets a ticket?
Oh, and the legal limit is 95dB, so hence and here-to-for, 96dB is breaking the law 
Originally Posted by Littleboyblue
First off, its 95 decibels
Originally Posted by dahveed
on an unrelated note, why don't more people install heat-shields to hide their aftermarket DP's?
because cops dont even know what a down-pipe is.
